--------- 00100. This property contains 11.91 acres. Uh we need to ask for public comments. Basically, this gentleman is seeking to go down the zoning ladder, as we say, from residential single family, which only allows site built homes or modular homes, down to RR, rural
residential, which allows site built homes, modular homes, and mobile homes. Uh, so now we need to ask for public comments and we'll have promotion in the vote. So if you have a public comment, please approach the podium, state your name, your address, we'll give you three minutes and I think that chairman has
cards. >> All right. Um, at this time we have Mr. Corey Zakosski Zowski. >> Zowski and this is the applicant. Okay.
Mr. Zeldowski, Mr. Zowski, please state your name and your address. >> My name is Benjamin Zelaskowski and my address is 463231 State Road 200 UI, Florida, 32097. And I'm looking to uh just do a zoning
change um where I can sell properties. Um, most of everybody that's called trying to purchase the property is about 90% been wanting to put a mobile home on it and the structure of the property where it does have wetlands in the back. Nobody really wants to buy it to, you
know, build a home. Um, and then I see I do have right here as well where right across the street there was 38 acres that was approved for the same zone for trailer to go in right across the street. So, I do have that here as
well. Copy of that. >> Thank you. >> Now, I would like to earlier this afternoon, Mr. Towski sent me some information in regards to a letter from the D and also a wetland delineation survey. I have not had time to review all that material. I just just food for
thought, but he has had some work done, but I have not have not had time this afternoon to review it to go over it properly. So, okay. >> We can again still continue to ask for public comments. All right. I have one from um Mr. Monham. My name is Mark Moody. I live at 6156
Southwest County Road 100 A Star. Uh we purchased our property across the street from this property in 1999. And uh over the years we've done everything we can to beautify that property and improve it and so have our
neighbors. And uh I was going to talk about a few other things, but Mr. Zakowski mentioned something that it's not making a lot of sense to me. So he's been trying to sell the property and offer to split it
for a home site for quite a bit of money. Most people don't want to buy one acre piece with five acres of wetlands because it's cost prohibited. So what I'm hearing is all these people are
coming forward that can't build afford to build a house, but they want to spend a crazy amount of money for six acres of wetlands and one dry acre to put a mobile home there. So none of that adds up to me. But our property is um
eventually probably going to be developed one day. It's inelitable. I don't know if any of you guys were here long enough to remember when a corporation came and wanted to do an equestrian community and 06 07 and they
everything was done and they were actually taking reservations on lots and the place was going to have pool and a clubhouse and equestrian riding trails and then the economy tanked and these people walked away which happened all over Fort
and there people are still flooding to the states. wanting to do things. I'm not saying that that's what I want to do, but we've had a lot of developers that want to um put a nice residential community in there. And that's if that happens, that's where a lot of the taxes
are going to come from, a good tax base. Uh I'm not saying they'd want to do that if they were rental mobile homes across the street right outside the gate. So, I don't know what kind of tax revenue that would bring in, but I know that what we have and our neighbors have, if that was
to become a neighborhood, it would bring in a lot of tax benefits. And if this does get approved, then the people that want to build a nice community in there, they're going to probably go away. And then you're going to have people coming in saying, "Well, can we put 80 mobile
homes in there? Can we put uh RV park there?" You know, I don't want to see that. I'm not saying it would happen, but as of right now, we we've actually turned away developers that want to take that property. It's 130 buildable acres outside of the 250
uh conservation easement credits that we did for the DOT and it's all high and dry and it's it's only residential and we've been fighting fighting for 20 years keeping these people at bay. >> Thank you, sir.
And next we have um Bill Boer. My name is Bill Boer. I live at 5861 Southwest County Road 100. Start. I didn't know about this till yesterday to be honest with you. We live right around the curve from where this is uh supposed
to be happening and I haven't had a lot of time to develop anything to say other than that I'm not in agreement with having mobile home I don't know why I mean if they're not allowed to build a home in there I mean the that that'd make a lot better sense and I thought
that's what Carrie was going to do originally so I don't I guess I don't understand everything that's been happening or is going on but really don't want to see mobile home or general property like that because I I just say
based on what we've seen in past, you know, past performance on things like that that come into a community and how it will bring your own property values down a lot of times and if you don't have, you know, good renters and all that that don't take take care of a place. So, I'm just voicing my
opposition. That's all I can say. I mean, just as simple as that. I would not want to see it go through like that. Thank you. >> Next is David Batton. >> I'm David Bon and my address is post office box 32. I live in Lakewood which
is about a quarter of a mile from this area where flies across the woods. Um, if if this means that you can put a rental trailer there, I'm not for at all.
Did you get your tax bill yet? I wouldn't I wasn't happy with mine. >> Thank you. Next, we have Benson Castle. Hello, my name is Vincent Excel. I live at 6077 Southwest County Road 1008. I am
directly in the middle of my houses there. I'm surrounded by three sides by this reasonzoning, which means if they put trailers in, I'm going to be surrounded by trailers, which is going to mess everything up. I
wrote a little here. Um, we've lived there for two for uh 10 years now. Uh, we lived there since 1975. We fully restored this the two-story house direct and we're directly said directly in front of it. Um we lived here for about
10 years. We enjoyed the country life we were completely surrounded by swamp and wetlands and they came in and destroyed it all. Uh knocked down all the um the only reason they got stopped was the EPA. The EPA stopped them and was going
to find them. Um, so after that stop is when they decided they're going to sell it. Um, yeah, our property, like I said, my property is now flooding because of the
land clearing because I'm in well, I guess I'm in a bowl now. They've developed all around me on three sides. Both sides and the back. My house is directly in the middle. All the water now is flooding into my house. I get about two foot of water in my shed, my
uh my well. Um this is not a good idea at all and it's going to destroy. We all the single unit community should stay that way. Thanks. >> Thank you. Um next we'll have Connie.
My name is Connie Castell. I live at 6077 Southwest County, Road 100A, Start, Florida. Uh we have the road that leads to Wawwa is from 100 to 301
and the people use that as a racetrack. They speed through there all the time. Mark's driveway is right across the road from where they're putting him and right on the curve. I pull out of my driveway to go to work at 6:30 in the morning and
at lunchtime to go back to work and these people fly through there like it's going they're 100 miles an hour. What good is it going to do to put mobile homes and rentals there for people to try to run them over to? Mark can't get
his business in and out of the driveways because of these people flying through there. And if they put the driveways where it is now, it's directly across from Mark's business drive where Caddy Corn from. And it's just not right.
Those people fly through there, they use it as a raway, try to beat the train track, try to get to Wawas. And it's just going to cause a big havoc for Mark's business and all of us that live there. Thank you. >> Thank you.
Did I miss any comic cards? >> I turned it in. Nancy Brider. >> Okay. Thank you. Good evening. My name is Anthony Grider. My address is 4012 Northwest 32nd
Street, Gainesville, Florida. Um I am the trustee of the living trust of my mother, Jacqueline Brider, who passed away in March. um mother mom's family owned a lot of the property out um in that area because she was part
of the McCrae track at one point and that she grew up 40s I believe my cousin said um mom started out there in the 40s our property that is still in the living trust um it's 11.6 6 acres and is
directly adjoining north of the property in question for being resoning. Um the 40 acres initially was owned by our nana and um it was to be left 20 acres to my mother, 20 acres to her sister Pam
Tyson who passed away in 96 an hour a year and a half after Nana did. Um those 20 acres went to Aunt Pam's children um Andy Tyson and his two siblings and then the other 20 acres were my mother's. Um as I said mother
passed away. Um she did sell some to Don and Sharon Dwit at one point. Um they had to be relocated due to the highway being built and came to mom and asked if they could um have or purchase some of it and mother thought she didn't want to
break up any of the family land. Um she said she always wanted whoever was there to be good stewards of the land. And my sister and I are in opposition of this for fear of mobile home park eventually to get split and more added. Um
the part that we have the 11.6. We're just keeping it as land for the animals that are out there and we know mother would want that. And um our our cousins who are still on the family property are stewards of it as well. We feel And so
we just ask that you give consideration to um opposing having it reszone for mobile homes. So we feel like we're carrying on what our mother would want for the land to be used in a way that would keep it more
natural for single homes as it already is versus crowding in mobile homes. So thank you for your time and consideration. Thank you. >> Thank you. Did I miss anyone else? >> Um those were all of the comments and at
this time we take a motion for >> At this time you can ask for a motion for a vote. Um but it's up to the board. That's all your public comments. the board wants to chew on the board. >> Well, I think there's many questions
still about this um especially with the wetlands um being cut and um EPA coming out and stopping. Um this is I mean almost all of us know exactly where this is at and
I think that um if we can just do some more research in this and find out what exactly has already transpired then we can um I think we'd be more equipped with and make a better decision just postpone it.
>> Any other comments? >> And I'm agree with Miss Andrew or Commissioner Andrews. Uh we don't need to jump. Let us give us a
December meeting. Let us be all view it. Let us get known and knowledge to it and then we'll make our decision. Think that would be fair. >> Yes. Uh, I mean, if you would like to table it till our next meeting, I would
be go with it. But, um, you know, cuz from what I've heard, it doesn't match with the surrounding areas. Um, so that's that's the way I'm going to go with it. Um, but if if y'all want to get more information and let Randy read the
um the D report and come back and report on that if you'd rather do that, I'll I'm good with that, too. That >> seems to be the consensus of of the board to defer until um after the
research is done, then we can bring it back for consideration. I'm hearing Um, I need a motion to add a plan. >> Yes, ma'am. Please. >> Okay. >> I'll make a motion. >> Um, the motion coming from
>> Commissioner Thompson to to table it >> to December meeting >> to December. Second. Motion by Commissioner Thompson to defer until December to table it to December and second by Commissioner Andrews. Any further questions or discussion? All in favor by sign I
>> I 4 Z. >> Okay. Thank you, Madam Commissioner. That's all I have for the planning and zoning board. >> Okay. >> And then since we're not going to read the resolution, we will not read the ordinance at the POCC meeting either. We'll tell that till the December second meeting. >> Yes, ma'am. >> At this time, we'll call in um the
zoning meeting to close and we will convene back at um 6:30 for a regular board meeting. I don't know. proceed. Part: 2
any comment cards if you would bring those up to me. Appreciate it. And when you come to make your comments, if you would speak into the mic here at the podium, state your name, your address um here the the podium here to my left. We're going to have to synchronize our
clock, right? >> 30 seconds. >> Okay. The board of county commissioner for county is now called to order. Uh it is now 6:30 uh November 18th, 2025. Um I ask Commissioner Andrews if she will be
the stand of invocation and pledge of allegiance. Please stand. Dear heavenly father, Lord, we thank you for this day and we thank you for being able to be here. God, we just pray that you'll be with us during this meeting. God, lead, guide, and direct us in the
decisions that we make and let them be pleasing to you. And Lord, let them be what will help the citizens of this county. God, we pray. And Lord, thank you for all your mercy and your grace that you give us each and every day. Yes. In your name we pray. Amen.
>> Amen. To the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for it stands one nation indivisible with liberty and justice for all.
U let the record show that commissioner Dhy is absent. Uh he's absent because he's attending the u legislative session in Tallahassee. He's the president of our small um counties coalition. uh and he's at the conference. Um also want to note that um on our
agenda that was the public hearing um for the zoning and land use change um that particular item A has been deferred until a December 1st December meeting. And at this time we will um receive our
public comments. We have um Miss Shepard. >> Good evening and thank you for the opportunity to speak tonight. Um I'm speaking on uh behalf of the topic of the CPACE uh financing opportunity that's coming before the board for a decision this evening. Um I've had the
opportunity being involved in economic development to um have several conversations with a lot of different groups and um had connected with um some brokers um who understand uh economic development and are working to bring um
new business into the communities in the state of Florida. And this CPACE program is becoming more popular um throughout the state. And um recognizing that there is some concern about the RPACE version, which was the residential side of it, I
did some research personally and I found out that the the really taken great strides to make sure that the predatory lending that occurred with the residential side does not occur on the CPACE side. Um and further I wanted to share something that gave me quite a bit
of confidence about this project and this um methodology is that it's um being overseen by the same group that handles the bond financing in the state of Florida and also the Florida opportunity fund which is the state's venture capital program for investment
here in the state of Florida. So Rob Harvey, Robert Harvey is the gentleman whose team is overseeing that and that gives me more confidence because he's been um very um really very very stringent on the
rules and regulations and making sure that the programs are adhering to what the agreements are. And further, I know there's been some concern about um you know the potential of people losing their homes and things of that nature with the way that this program would be set up for this project. um as
individuals were purchasing their their their portion of the property, that would be carved out and so that CPACE would not cover um anybody who has purchased their property. And if there was an issue um that that would go
through like a foreclosure process or a bankruptcy process, that would be on the the developer. um at which time, usually when it comes to large properties like what we were talking about having developed, um the bank would take that
over. They would not evict everybody from the property. They would keep the the rent and the tenants coming and and keep the property functioning. So, I just wanted to share with you that I've done some research on this and I am in favor of um Bradford County moving
forward with allowing CPACE to uh be utilized in this community. Thank you. Thank you. Any of the comments um cards that I may have missed. All right. Next item is our approval for the consent agenda.
I have a motion for approval of the consent agenda. >> I make a motion to approve the consent agenda. >> I have a motion by Commissioner Re. Is there a second to the motion? >> Second by Commissioner Andrews. Uh any further discussion or questions? Not all
in favor by the sign I being opposed or um agenda item five is the Jane Moore and company. This is the audit report. Um excited about. >> Thank you. >> Good evening. My name is Farah Rajay and
I'm with James Moren Company as the senior manager and presenting here tonight on behalf of the partner on the job Brendan Mckitrich. Before getting started, I first want to thank the opportunity to be here today for the presentation as well as the opportunity to conduct another year of the audit. Um
there's a lot of work that goes into the process of this. So, I also wanted to extend a thank you to the constitutional officers, the contact points at the constitutional offices and Dana as our board contact point. Um, on top of their daily
responsibilities, they also address any follow-up requests that we have. So, there is a lot of responsibilities going into this final product that you see here in front of you. Also wanted to acknowledge that we are late with the receipt of the audit and the final issuance. Um, there were some delays
with the ability to start on the sheriff audit with the ERP conversion, but I know with the board's uh familiarity with the software, they were able to lend assistance to get the sheriff audit to completion. And again, wanted to thank Dana for her extra efforts going into that process.
So, now going into the presentation and the items in front of you, there are three reports. The first is the financial statements required communication that's known as our SAS letter and then the audit presentation itself. I'll be going through the audit presentation if you'd like to follow
along. Um so these are your financial statements but there are a couple of audit reports that are included within the financials as well. Um so the first one is going to be the audit report. This is reliance on the numbers that you see in front of you. It is a qualified
opinion which is the same opinion unit as it was last year as well. The second report that you'll see towards the back of the financial statements is going to be the single audit report. This is our federal and state single audit. This means that the threshold of grant
expenditures over three over 750,000 was met for federal programs and state projects and there were no um instances noted of non-compliance with those grant expenditures. The third report is our internal
controls and compliance report. While we don't offer an opinion over internal controls, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal controls. This is where we would recommend any um items related to internal control deficiencies
and we had no instances of recommendations with relations to internal controls. The fourth report that we issue is the AG state report. This would be any other recommendations of financial improvements aside from internal controls. There were no
modifications that we had with regards to that report. And then the final report in the very back is going to be the examination report. This is the attestation examination in compliance with Florida investment statutes. Um again, there was no instances of
non-compliance noted. And then as mentioned earlier, there's a lot of moving pieces that kind of go into the countywide audit. So extending the thank you to all the constitutional officers on top of the board working together. Um this kind kind of
presentation summarizes the relationship to the individual audits of the constitutional officers in addition to the board. Um you will note that the sheriff had three overall recommendations. There were four in the prior year. So they were able to
remediate one of our recommendations there. >> Can you articulate what the recommendations are? What was that? the recommendations. >> The first recommendation is uh continuate of external assistance for
periodic review. Um the next recommendation is the reconciliation of accounting records prior to the audit. And then the third recommendation is related to budgetary amendments within the 60-day period.
And then the next slide relates to the general fund activity. Overall, pretty consistent activity with the exception of the assigned fund balance. This is due to the presentation and the roll up of the ARPA fund as well as the public library fund. So that
would have increased your beginning fund balance by around $5 million resulting in the change for prior year. Um the next slide goes into the GFOA recommendation. So the reserve balance for assigned and unassigned funds is
recommended to be around 2 months or that 16.67%. Um relative to your guys's reserve with the fund balance compared to the current year expenditures and transferred out your percentage is at 74.1%.
This compares to a prior year of 51.5%. Again, as mentioned, the ARPA and and public library rolled into the general fund this year. So, had it been without those, it would be around 58.9% relative to the prior year, 51.5%.
And then the next slide covers some of the other um governmental activities. So while the general fund conducts most of the operating accounts, this is relationship to some of the special revenue funds um that exists within the county financials. So that overall
activity was very comparable to prior year with an increase of around 18,000. Um while there's no individual deficit fund balances, we did note within the general fund, the sheriff had a deficit fund balance of around 130,000 last
year. This deficit showed progress with the FY24 deficit balance being at 68,000. And then the last item is related to the net pension liabilities. So Bradford County does participate in the Florida
retirement system. Um the big thing here are the last two bullets where there's no real impact at the fund level and um at the budgetary level as all contributions are being made. So while you show the liability, everything's set aside for the current year contributions
>> and then any questions >> any questions coming from the board. >> So from last year to this year, do you are we looks like we're moving in a lot better direction? Looks like we're moving more in the black than more in the red. Correct.
>> There is a very healthy fund balance with increase from prior year. Again, some of that is with the rollups of the ARPA fund, which is one time in nature, that that subsidy um as well as public library. But yes, relative to prior year, there was around an 8% increase in
the assigned and unassigned fund balance of reserves. >> Any other questions? not moving forward. >> Yes, sir. It has increased for the bucket of um unassigned and assigned fund balance that you're able to earmark
towards future projects. Anything else? Thank you very much. >> Thank you. >> Okay. Next we have the Florida Department of Transportation Amy Robinson. Um I mean supervis
a traditionally it's uh you would have a motion to accept the audit report. >> Okay let's back up a minute and u we'll call for a motion for approval of acceptance of the >> make a motion we approve the report as
read. Motion by Commissioner Thompson and second by Commissioner Andrews. Any further questions or discussion? Not all in favor by saying I >> I thank you. >> Good evening, Commissioners. I'm Amy
Robertson with the Department of Transportation. I'm the plan supervisor. >> Yes. I'm going to have you just pull your mic over a little bit so you hear your >> Can you hear me better now? >> Yes. Thank you. Our goal today is to pro provide you with a brief update on the DOT work program and answer any
questions you may have. As of September 30th, the DOT DOT tenative 5-year work program officially closed for fiscal years 27 through 31 vetting the direction and project funding for the next five five year period starting July
1st, 2026. Florida Department of Transportation hosted our yearly tenative 5year work program public hearing on October 21st. The tenative work program includes projects scheduled for fiscal year 27 through 31. We will be accepting public
comments from the hearing from the hearing date until November 20th, 2025. After the public comment period, the tenative work program is then reviewed by the Florida legislature and governor governor's office and then is and governor's office and is then adopted by
the secret state secretary of transportation on July 1st, 2026. I also want to quickly provide you with some upcoming solicitation dates for some of our um common programs at DOT. Um Sab School solicitation cycle opened
up September 30th and will close January 31st, 2026. Transportation alternatives program opened up October 22nd and will close January 22nd, 2026. And those applications can be submitted through GAP, the grant application program. The
scrap and scop facilitation cycle opened up opened up October 23rd and will close January 22nd, 2026. And those applications can be submitted in the Oasis port. Um, I believe Amanda provided you a copy
of the work program for Bradford County with the projects. Um if you have any questions on any of these projects, it looks like we have um several resurfacing projects in the coming years. Um Northwest County Road 125 is a
widening and resurfacing of the lanes. And then we have county road state road 100 from Clay County line to county road county road 100A resurfacing. State Road 16 from State Road 200, Temple Avenue to Clay County line resurfacing.
Um, State Road 18 from Union County line to County Road 18, which is also resurfacing project. And then State Road 230 from St. Player Street to Clay County Line and resurfacing. State Road 231 from Elasha
County Line to County Road 18 resurfacing project. Then on US301 we have a safety median barrier initiative which is a safety project and then we have some routine maintenance um projects on the following
page with maintenance agreements and then the last page is the black Butler state trail the trail head that's the end of Southeast 9th Avenue which we were able to get funding in current year for design and then we'll um have
funding for construction in 2027. Any questions on those projects? Can I ask some questions? >> Yeah. Um, any questions? Um, really go ahead. >> I just want to say thank you so much for Southeast 9. I I really believe that's
going to be a really nice project. Uh, a nice good safe place to park, get people off of 100 where they're, you know, parking and off of Southeast Night. Like I said, it's very quiet down there. that they don't have to worry if they unload
bicycles with children or whatever, nobody will there's there's no traffic down period, >> right? Dead end road right into the trail head. So, I really do appreciate that and then all the work y'all are doing to um to get it extended from
Hampton on out and across 301. Um definitely looking forward. I believe that's supposed to be complete near the end of 2026. >> Which one? for for the one going for the uh the bike bridge. >> Yeah. One over 301.
>> Well, that one's hasn't started yet because the contractor put in a cost initiative um proposal which means they want to change the um concrete bridge into a metal structure >> into the metal. Yes. >> And they're still looking into that.
That answer hasn't been that's in Tallahassee at the moment. So, we don't know if we're if that's going to be accepted or not or if they're going to stay with the concrete um pedestrian bridge or not. So, um the have an answer to how that's going to play out. They do want to come back to
the commission and um with the presentation on exactly what the decision was and why the decision was made. So, you'll hear more on that, but they do think that the the idea is for the um time to start for construction January 5th, 2026. But I did delay. It
was previously supposed to start back in October or maybe even this month sometime. Um but yeah, so it's been delayed because of the cost initiative that was um proposed by the contract. >> And I know they met with a few of us um even out there on site um because with
the metal structural, it would be able to frep um you know, it just seems like it'd be a lot safer uh project. And according to the contractor, it will be a lot quicker too, you know, because of the concrete and and stopping the flow of traffic. >> And that's all things that they'll look
at. Um that the final final answer will be determined um through Tallahassee through central office and once they have an answer from that and we'll get back with you and decide if we're going to stay with the concrete or the construction. >> You don't know you don't know the date on that when they're trying to get an
answer. would move that would be within I'm thinking that within the next few weeks to months we need to put up promise that that's the that's the idea. >> All right. Thank you so much. Thanks for helping. >> Um Mr. Roberson, do you know um when the
um Northwest 177 um sidewalk project would get underway? Um, we have a partially executed agreement that was received November 13th. >> Um, I believe we're waiting for some
more funds to be authorized on that looks like, but it should be as soon as that um agreement is executed, it would be um ready for the county to go ahead and um advertise the project.
>> Okay. And that one would go from um 16 over to 229. >> It's Northwest 177th Avenue from County Road 229 to State Road 16. >> Yes. >> And any um
definitive date for the I guess the Lincoln City Park where the sidewalk would go. That's right off of um southeast 44th Avenue County Road
100 AR 100A from Lincoln City Park to US 301. >> Um it looks like waiting on a draft contract um between from between the county and the contractor
>> um before concurrence of award can be given. I guess um the local programs office is just waiting for some more additional information before they can get the concurrence to award. Um and that was requested in October. Okay. >> So maybe that's been received and they're still reviewing the documents
possibly. So it should be soon. >> Thank you. >> Any other questions? >> If I can back up to the buy trail. Um I forget when we met with them which one of the structures was most expensive. >> The concrete.
>> The concrete. Okay. Just one question. I I don't have the I believe it's 21B. I believe the resurfacing is supposed to start on it uh in 2026. Is that still going good? >> 2026. >> 21B from Southeast 43rd Street to
Southeast 8th Avenue. um agreements that was executed in October and was proceeded was given to the local agency October 23rd. So y'all should be moving forward with that. >> So it should be complete next year. >> Um I'm not exact sure of the
construction days on that one, but I can check on that and get back to you. >> Okay. All right. Thanks. Any further question? >> Okay. Thank you so very much. >> You're very welcome. Good evening. >> Thanks. Next we'll have the care services
>> the uh the bid review committee uh reviewed both there were two bids received for that um the committee's recommendation is actually to reject both bids and to rebid this project due to the cost that came back with both bids. We felt like that was um a much
higher cost than was expected. So, we would like um the recommendation would be to send it back uh for review of the bid uh to see if there are any adjustments that need to be made and to rebid this. Both bids are included in
your packet if you would like to review Okay. So, you've heard the request of action. So, um I'll ask for motion from the board to proceed um with the recommendation coming from our
manager. >> And I'll make that motion to rebid the care services bid. >> Second. Motion by Commissioner Andrews and second by Commissioner Thompson to
do a rebate. Um, any further discussion or questions? >> All in favor say I. >> I. >> Madam Chair, for this next item, if you would give us just one moment. I've got to change some things around on our
display screen to get ready for that. Okay. Mr. H. Can you hear us? Yes, it looks like Mr. Huitt, can you hear us? >> Oh, yeah, I can hear you. Can you hear me? >> Yes, sir. Thank you very much, >> Madam Chair. Are we up? I I'm not sure.
>> You're up. Correct. >> Oh, okay. Well, thank you. Appreciate it. And also for accommodating us uh for another meeting and letting me come in by Zoom. I'm just unable to come up this time from South Florida,
but um we did spend some time. We had all the stakeholders that you all had were concerned about on a Zoom call uh I guess about a week ago or so, just right after our meeting.
And um it was very positive. Uh Ryan is there today again in the audience if if you all want him to come up and and have any other questions. But uh the city said they were okay with it. I think Amber Shepard could attest to that
because that was how it was put. Amber was good with this. The city was good with it. I'm paraphrasing. Um, and as far as uh the tax collector, she said she was good good to go or good with it. Something like this. I'm also paraphrasing, but um Amber was also in
that Zoom call, so she can also speak to, you know, the comments that were made if you all have any questions about that. >> Does the board have any further questions regarding the PACE program? I think we're good.
>> Okay. Well, I don't know if if you want me to ask, but um I would ask that you all consider passing this tonight so that we can uh go ahead and get into the process with them. You know, because there is a bit of time, service agreements and so forth that have to go
forward. >> If there are no further questions, I'll call for a motion. um with the approval of the Florida Department Financial Corporation um for the resolution here and I'll ask our attorney to read that resolution.
>> Thank you, Madam Chair. A resolution of board of county commissioners of Bradford County, Florida, authorizing the commercial property assessed clean energy program within the limits of the county. Approving an agreement with the Florida resiliency and energy district, utilizing voluntary non-adorum
assessments to finance qualifying improvements, authorizing the county administrator or designate to execute set agreement, and providing for implementing administrative actions, scriveners, errors, conflicts, severability, and an effective date.
heard the resolution read. I ask for a motion for approval. >> I make I make a motion to approve the resolution as read. >> I'll approve by um the motion is by Commissioner Re. Is there second to the motion?
Second by Commissioner Andrews. Any further discussion? Of course. All in favor by sign I. >> Any opposed? 31. And then you have a companion. Um item B
on your agenda is the limited purpose party membership agreement between the board of resiliency and energy district and Bradford County which is essentially >> and um item B the um limited purpose party membership agreement motion for
that. >> I'll make a motion. Um motion by Commissioner Andrews. Is there a second to the motion? Second. Second by Commissioner Ready. Discussion or questions. All in favor by the time I
>> Any oppos one name. >> Thank you. Thanks. >> Thank you very much. I appreciate you very much and uh I hope to see you all soon. >> Okay, move forward. >> Thank you very much.
>> Thank you, Amber, for setting me up here. >> Be be careful driving back to Orlando. >> Thanks. >> I know that's a long drive. >> My wife ask >> Thank you. At this time, we will receive the homework.
>> Madam Chair, clerk Johnson regrets that he cannot leave performed. Um, but I know that he would want me to share and acknowledge Dana for all of her hard work in getting this audit completed and the work that Farah and her team performed. And we're very appreciative to have them as well as
Dana. I do just want to also report that the clerk's office did engage in u an agreement with the sheriff's office to utilize Dana to be able to assist the sheriff uh with closing out this audit and to be able to assist him in a few future audits. the one that's ongoing
now a future audit. We feel very confident that with her help um and guidance that um we should be able to be on track moving forward and submit timely audits. Um the deficit that Farah uh mentioned earlier, we have um it's
being investigated. We're we're looking into it. Dan is looking into it. We we hope that it has to do with one of their E911 grants um and payroll that's required to be paid with that grant. Um we think that it could have been paid just with their general fund versus the
grant. And so we think that that might explain that and can be easily resolved, but it is something that Dana is researching and hopefully we'll have a pretty good answer uh for what that is. But I just wanted to give you that report. >> Well, we appreciate that so much because it's so important too that we on an
annual basis when we do our audit that we can see improvements and then whatever action needs to be taken to remedy the issues that are brought forth that we do that and um be able to improve even more. I do appreciate all the hard work um that they when your
department is done. >> I just like to say um thank you for doing that and but by all means do not let him steal her. >> Okay. >> Um Anything from the sheriff department?
You have anything, sir? >> All right. From um un look a little different. Kevin, >> um thank you, Madam Chair. Um, I just wanted to announce uh that the county did apply for a CPTA grant for uh
continuing our strategic plan. Um, so we were awarded up $75,000 for the strategic plan focusing on economic development. We'll be working with uh one of our contracted engineers to complete that project over this next
year. And that is all. Thank you. May I ask a question? >> Question. Go ahead. And do we have any news on Cypress R? >> Yes, ma'am. We did receive our permitting for Cypress R. So, we will be preparing to go into the next grant cycle for construction.
>> Thank you. >> Um, so our county attorney, Mr. >> Wing to wish everyone a happy Thank you. And the commissioner's comment. >> Well, I too would like to say happy Thanksgiving to everyone. Thank you for
all the hard work that has went into this audit and um again, you know, it's a very difficult task, but thank for doing all that. And um I guess that's about all.
Thank you. >> Well, um you will be attending will be as amendment. >> Yeah. Okay. Um >> I leave tomorrow. So hopefully they'll have some good ideas and we'll be able
to bring it back for um econom. >> Yes, it's your turn. >> We couldn't do without And I wish everybody a happy Thanksgiving. I know we sat down eating Thanksgiving dinner. I sat down table.
I love you. Appreciate you. Mr. Ry, >> thanks. Yes. Again, I just want to thank James Mora. Thank you so much for uh and great presentation. Thank you for all the hard work and and Dana, again, thank you so much for keeping us out of
trouble. I appreciate that. You and Rachel both. I really do appreciate. Thank you so much. Um, and then also, you know, again, you know, for Thanksgiving, I this one of my not favorite times, but it's it's right up there near the top, but um I I you know,
just like Commissioner Thompson said, we have got so much to be thankful for. And um you know, just just a time to to thank God just for another day of life. You know, that we can spend time with our families in this free country. And the reason we can spend time with our
families in this free country is because of our military. And there's a lot of military people that will be eaten um you know away way away from home. So uh so keep our military in your prayers. Um
and other than that have a happy Thanksgiving and thank you all so much. And I'd just like to u reiterate the same. Uh wishing everyone a happy Thanksgiving and if you're fortunate enough to spend time with your family and friends, let them know that you're
welcome. Uh tomorrow's not promise. And sometimes you see a person today and they're gone the next. And so just use that time um to just spend some quality time just giving thanks to Lord for what
we have. Um also just um we had a a very nice uh veteran celebration um at the square. Um and in addition to that also Jones Gallagher did a veteran service as well. Hopefully next year the two can be
combined together so that we have a greater participation from our community to show our veterans how much we appreciate them because they have made that ultim some have made the ultimate sacrifice for us and others
have served u on our behalf. Um the other thing I wanted to mention to you um you know this is a time of giving and and giving thanks. So I was going to suggest to the board and to others uh perhaps we can or you can consider
adopting an elder or a person who maybe just above that indigent line um to help them pay their uh assessment or whatever extra taxes they may have incurred this time. But just consider
adopting uh a personal need or adopting an elder. I plan to do that. Um um yesterday I was fortunate to attend um this was the um health uh initiative
um that's spearheaded by our county health department and there was a gentleman there who talked to us about a care portal. The care portal is an avenue in which we can get resources provided to the people who need whether
it's a child or an adult or whoever might be in need and that those persons are vetted. Our fire department participate in a health department meridian and other um providers. So it provides a a much needed resource. So, I
encourage our community to become familiar with that and and know where you can make referrals or get help for people in need. And tomorrow, um I'll be traveling to um join Commissioner Dohy down in Tampa for
the legislative session that will be taking place. Um it's actually starts today and will go through um Friday. I'm going to come back and just remind you of our next meeting in December. Um, and with that, anything else that we for
good of the order? If not, our meeting is a journal. I thought about this.